Pleasure-swing.



No. 686,024. Patented Nov. 5, Ism.

` J. F. BUTLER,

PLEASURE SWING.

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A TTOHNEY NTTED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JAMES F. BUTLER, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO DANIEL S. BEEMER AND CLARENCE A. BEEMER.

PLEASURE-SWING.

SPECIFXCACDION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,024, dated November 5, 1901. Application led April 5, 1901. Serial No. 54,493. (No model.)

T @u Wfl/071@ may 007106774 arms 10 at the point 18 and is provided with Be it known that I, JAMES F. BUTLER, a a handle 19, by means of which the swing is subject of the King of Great Britain, residing to be operated. The swing seat or carriage at Scranton, in the county ofLackawanna and rests loosely upon horizontal cross-rods 21 55 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain 2l, from which it is removable by lifting new and useful Improvements in Pleasure' straight upward, so that the framework may Swings, of which the following is a specificabe folded. The swing-rods of opposite sides tion, reference being had therein to the acare further connected with additional braccompanying drawings. ing-rods 22 22, rigidly connected at 23 and 24. 6o i 1o This invention relates to pleasure-swings, In the substitute form shown in Fig. 4 an such as are adapted to be set up on a lawn operating-handle is integrally made with for amusement; and theobjects of the invena depending crook 26 and shanks 27 and 2S, tion are to add a Variety of motions to such extending through the frame 29, and to the swings, to simplify the construction of such said depending crook 26 a rigid frame 30, hav- 65 15 swings, econ-omize in the cost, and to provide ing the individual seat-3l, is suspended so afolding frame, and other objects as are hereas to swing and be operated in substantially in specified, and illustrated in the drawings. the same manner as that exemplified in the Referring to the drawings, Figure lis atop more complete device. plan View of one of my swings complete. Fig. In operating the swing when the handle 19 7o .zo 2 is an elevation of one side of one of my is swung in its arc the dependent arms are swings, exemplifying the operation by means operated in unison with it, and in the process of dotted lines. Fig. 3 is an end elevation the swing-body is vertically raised, as inditaken at right angles to that of Fig. 2. Fig. cated in the dotted lines. It is also thrown 4 is a substitute form of my swing where it forward, which motion is adapted to give it 75 z5 is intended to be used for a single individual the usual oscillation in addition to the raising or for a toy doll-swing. and lowering bodily of the swinging parts. Similarcharaoters of reference denote like It should also be noticed that the bolts may and corresponding parts throughout the sevbe removable at 4 4 and the arch 3 swung eral views. into line with the braces 5, when the braces 8o 3o In the drawings, l l designate the baseand arch may be folded dat down and in subtimbers or frame part thereof, preferably constantially the same plane with the base-frame structed from wood, and is securedinrectan-` of the device. gular shape by means of the cross-pieces 2 2' My device may be constructed, as ismevident, at opposite ends. At the middles of the basein various sizes, and the smaller sizes are ex- 85 pieces 1 1l an upright standard or arch 3 is cellently adapted as a substitution for the erected, bolted to the middle of the framecradle in the nursery and also as a toy for a timbers at 4 4', and is braced into the upright doll-swing. position by means of braces 5 5', pivoted at Ido not wish to be conined to the exact dethe points 6 6 and also pivoted to bolts 7 7 tails of the construction set forth, as it is evi- 9o. 4o in the blocks S 8', attached to one end of the dent that many of the details may be varied frame. At theupper part of the arch'3 are without departing from the general spirit of a pair of cross-arms 9 9', securely riveted to the invention. As an example, the crossthe arch 3 and adapted to support the dependpiece 32, which may connect the links 14 14, ent swinging arms 10 10 from the pivots 1l so as to make a rectangular frame, may be 95 11. The swinging arms 10 10' are` pivoted to omitted, and many other details may be simithe swing-rods 12 12' at 13 13' and are conlarly varied. nected by alink or plate 14, pivoted at 15 and What I do claim, and desire to secure by 15', by means of which the parallelism of the Letters Patent, ispending arms l0 10 is preserved in the opera 1. In a pleasure-swlng the combination ofa loo 5o tion of the device. The operating-leverl is supportingframe, pivoted dependingarms se rigidly secured to the yoke of the pending cured thereto, swing-supporting rods pivotally connected to the said depending arms, a seat supported by said swing-rods, and a substantially vertical handle rigidly secured to one ofsaid depending arms and extending vertically downward to the vicinity of the seat, and adapted to be operated in the manner of a pend ulum,whereby a combined vertical and swinging motion is transmitted to the swingseat, substantially as specified.

2. In a pleasure-swing the combination of a base, an upright arch, a pair of opposing crossarms transverse of the arch and rigidly secured to the upper part thereof, pivoted depending arms suspended from the ends of said cross-arms, link-rods pivotally joining the depending arms aforesaid, and pivoted swingrods suspended from the ends of said depending arms, cross-rods connecting said swingrods, a seat adapted vto be supported by said cross-rods, a vertical swinging handle rigidly secured to one of the pivoted depending arms aforesaid,all arranged forjoint operation,sub stantially as specified.

3. In a pleasure-swing the combination of a base, an upright arch, a pair of opposing crossarms transverse of the arcl: and rigidly secured to the upper part thereof, pivoted depending arms suspended from the ends ot' said cross-arms, and pivoted swing-rods snspended from the ends of said depending arms, cross-rods connecting said swing-rods, and a seat adapted to be supported by said crossrods, a lever rigidly secured to one of said depending arms and arranged to be operated as a handle for the purpose of setting the swing in motion, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4E. The herein-described pleasure-swing consistingof a supporting-frainework, and an upper part pivoted to said framework, and a lower part supporting lthe swing-seat pivotally joined to said upper part, a lever rigidly attached to the said upper part thereof and extending vertically downward and adapted to be given a pendulum. motion by hand, whereby a pendulum motion is imparted to the whole of the upper part, and a modified vertical and pendulum motion is induced in the lower part, substantially as specified.

5. In a pleasure-swing of the kind described, a framework adapted to support said swing, two opposing pairs of depending arms pivot-ed to said framework, each pair linked together so as to swing in unison, a corresponding pair of swinging rods, a swing-seat supported by said rods, the said rods each having a pivotal connection to the lower ends of said corresponding depending arms, crossrods joining the lower ends of opposite depending arms for the purpose of preserving their parallelism, a lever rigidly secured to one of said depending arms and extending vertically downward to a convenient point for operation, and adapted to have a pendulum motion imparted to it for the purpose of imparting motion to the swing, substantially as specified.

6. In apleasnre-swing of the kind described, a supporting-framework, an upper part of said swing pi voted to cross-arms on said framework, a lower part pivotally joined to said upper part and supporting a swing-seat, in combination with a handle rigidly secured to the said upper part and extending substantially vertically downward, and arranged to have a pendulum motion imparted to it by hand,wherebya combined vertical and swinging motion is induced in the lower part of the swing, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature iu presence of two witnesses.

JAMES F. BUTLER. 

